Western Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassTestudines
- FamilyEmydidae (Pond and Box Turtles)
- GenusTerrapene (Box Turtles)
- SpeciesTerrapene ornata (Western Box Turtle)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Box Turtle in Badlands National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Western Box Turtle sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Box Turtle in Badlands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Western Box Turtle in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.